What is more important than your home? It is where you live, where you keep valuable objects, and more importantly, where you provide a safe haven for your family. No one should have to feel unsafe in their own home. Unfortunately, there are many people who wouldn’t think twice about destroying that sense of security for their own benefit. Burglars, criminals, even people you willingly invite in your home can pose a threat to you, your possessions and your family. This is why using security cameras around your home is an important part of home security and will help give you peace of mind. This article explains why you should protect your home with security cameras by exploring different situations in which security cameras are key to avoid hardship.

Burglars

In this day and age, no one is safe from theft. In most households, both parents work and kids spend the day at school. Even if one of the adults in your family is a stay-at-home parent, chances are your home is deserted for extended periods of time as you run errands or go to appointments. To make matters worse, most families operate on a routine schedule, making it easy for burglars to know when to strike. Many people do not realize that professional burglars do not simply take chances and enter homes hoping no one is there. Professional thieves will observe your home and your schedule for days, even weeks before committing their crime. They will note what time you leave for work, what time you get back home, whether or not your neighbors are away and keeping an eye on neighborhood activities, even what time the mailman delivers your mail. Once they are comfortable with this schedule, they will plan their attack and strike. Most burglaries only take about 15 minutes, but the consequences can be devastating. Aside from the loss of valuable objects, thieves steal your sense of security; the emotional damage associated with burglaries greatly outweighs the loss of material things. Security cameras can help prevent this. The mere sight of a camera will deter most burglars, but installing security cameras has many other advantages. By reviewing the footage captured during the day, you will be able to identify suspect individuals loitering around your house or neighborhood. You might be able to prevent your neighbor’s house from being burglarized. In the unfortunate event that a burglary does occur, the security cameras will provide you with a clear image of the individual (s) who committed the crime, the vehicle used in the robbery and the direction it left in and will be an important asset in the police’s investigation of your case. Security cameras have helped solve countless crimes and often allow law enforcement to catch the criminals so quickly that most if not all of your property can be recovered. Protect your home, family and neighborhood from theft: install security cameras today.

Babysitters and House Sitters

Who do you trust with your children? Family members are not always available to take care of your children when you need to step out of the house. Most neighborhoods have lists of available teenage babysitters, but how can you trust a teenager you don’t know to keep a watchful eye on your precious children? And even if they do, how do you know they won’t steal from your house or invite friends over once the kids are in bed? You don’t. And even if everything seems fine when you come back home, and the kids tell you everything went well, it doesn’t mean it did. Security cameras are the only way to know exactly what goes on in your home while you are away. The same goes for house sitters or anyone you willingly invite into your home and trust with your possessions or children. Security cameras are now available in very small sizes and easily concealable around your home. They can be placed most anywhere – the kids’ rooms, your office, where you keep important documents, your bedroom, where jewels and valuable objects are kept, or the living room or play area, where the babysitter is most likely to interact with your children or hang around in once they are in bed. The fact that you can review your security camera’s tapes when you get back home, or even Live with your Blackberry or iPhone, and know for sure that the person you trusted with your house and / or children did not disappoint you will bring you relief and peace of mind. And in the unfortunate situation where your trust proved to be misplaced, you have in your hands enough evidence to confront the culprit and even bring charges if the situation warrants it. You are going to trust someone with your home and kids in any case – why not do it worry free by installing security cameras today?

Insurance Claims

As well as you take care of your house and as sturdy as it may seem, Mother Nature sometimes has surprises in store. No home can withstand the force of a hurricane, or the terrible shake of an earthquake, or the devastating consequences of floods. Even discounting these, theft, fire property damage are a part of life. You might think you are safe because you hold the best home insurance money can buy. Do not be fooled. Many insurance companies will do everything in their power not to give you the money you deserve by relying on the fact that no one knows exactly what happened and that the damage in your house could have been caused by you or by negligence on your part. Security cameras will tell the whole story. Footage captured on home security camera systems have helped countless home owners prove to the insurance company that the damage sustained in their home was beyond their control and therefore covered by their insurance plan. Insurance companies can not argue with security camera footage, and this is why installing security cameras around your house may one day be an indisputable asset to you and your family.

These are only a few of the many reasons for you to protect your home and your family by installing security cameras outside and inside your house. Most people do not think of the worst until it happens – do not let this happen to you. Plan ahead and feel safe knowing you and your loved ones can feel truly safe in your own home.